Causes and Diagnosis of Pick’s disease
July 26, 2008 · Filed Under Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease · Comments Off
Pick’s disease is a relatively rare, degenerative brain illness that causes dementia. The first description of the disease was published in 1892 by Arnold Pick. Until recently it was thought that Pick’s disease could not be distinguished from Alzheimer’s disease during life. Consequently, it has been little studied, and much less is known about it than about Alzheimer’s disease. Read more
Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
June 21, 2008 · Filed Under Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease · Comments Off
Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder named for German physician Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in 1906. Scientists have learned a great deal about Alzheimer’s disease in the century since Dr. Alzheimer first drew attention to it. Read more
